Laureus Academy ember Missy Franklin poses at the Mercedes-Benz Building prior to the 2020 Laureus World Sports Awards Feb. 16, 2020, in Berlin, Germany. (Simon Hofmann/Getty Images for Laureus) ...

Missy Franklin of the United States prepares to start the Women's 200m Backstroke Final on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 3, 2012, in London, England.

Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin welcomes her second baby girl with husband Hayes Johnson, saying, "Welcome to the world." The couple is already parents to daughter Sarah, 3.

Missy Franklin won four gold medals in London as a 17-year-old, becoming a new star of U.S. swimming. “I truly recognized I was a role model at that point,” she said.

Missy Franklin of the U.S. reacts after winning the women's 100m backstroke final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre July 30, 2012. Toby Melville / Reuters file.

Dick Franklin, dad to Olympic swimmer Missy, desperately waited on a kidney donor list until the family tried a 'Hail Mary,' post to Facebook, finding a match. Skip Navigation.

Missy Franklin 24 photos. This should come as no surprise: Franklin easily qualified for state in all four events she entered. To think, she almost skipped her senior year of swimming.

Missy Franklin, known for being one of the kindest and most quotable swimmers of her generation, said she couldn’t believe a fellow Olympic swimmer was going to be her father’s donor.

Missy Franklin swims the 100-meter freestyle preliminaries on Wednesday. More photos. From left to right, Shannon Vreeland, Dana Vollmer and Missy Franklin of the United States celebrate after ...

Missy Franklin was out all night. She slammed into a few cars. She didn't get to bed until 7 a.m. She woke up with a tattoo. Has America's Olympic sweetheart turned all Reese Witherspoon and gone bad?

BERKELEY — Cal’s Missy Franklin might be one of history’s greatest swimmers, but she has faced the same challenges and fears of any college freshman. Franklin, 18, emphasized the point ...

When she uncoiled from the starting block and exploded off the wall, Missy Franklin had a little more than two minutes remaining in her reign as defending Olympic champion in her best event, the ...